Word: pottetti
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Former Harvard track star David P. Pottetti died of a gunshot wound yesterday on his family property in Pound Ridge, New York...
...Pottetti starred on the cross-country team both in high school and at Harvard. He won the 3000 meter steeplechase in the Penn relays. While in high school he won the National Schoolboy Championship and held the state high school record in the two-mile...
Gone from last year's team are four top seniors, including Jon Enscoe, Dave Pottetti and Tom Spengler, but the harriers should be well-balanced again this season. Seniors Mike Koerner and Bob Seals are joined by a flock of sophomores, many of whom were injured during their first varsity season in 1970-71. The strength of that now-junior contingent is shown by their unbeaten freshman record in 1969 and several strong performances last year...
Injuries traditionally have prevented Harvard from running at full strength. Two years ago, standout Doug Hardin was unable to compete. Last year, both Spengler and Dave Pottetti-an All-American as a sophomore-missed the meet, while Keith Colburn was slowed significantly by a chest cold...
Maybe it's a sense of blind hope that allows observers to expect his return. Or a feeling that Pottetti simply can't break from running at this point. The short time necessary for him to regain conditioning feeds these hopes...